Culture and Development in Africa and the Diaspora

Ahamad Sheuh Abdussalam is Professor of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria. Ibigbolade Aderibigbe is Professor of Religion, University of Georgia, Athens, USA. Sola Timothy Babatunde, is Professor of English, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.Olutola Akindipe is Visiting Assistant Professor of Psychological Science at Salem College, North Carolina, USA.

• 1. Socio-Economic and Political Issues in Helon Habila’s Oil on Water: An Ecocritical Study  2. The Impact of Globalization on the Economic Security of African Countries  3. Bilingualism and Education in Nigeria: A Model-Based Approach  4. Vygotsky’s Sociocultural Theory: Understanding the relationship between culture, education and development in Africa  5. Exploring the Igbomina Trado-medic and Pharmaceutical Values  6. Forced Migration: A cause to Syncretism of African Musical forms, Identities and Cultural Meanings  7. Intersections of Popular Culture and Nigerian Gospel Music  8. Trans - Sociological Hybridity: Conceptualizing African Contemporary Dance Identity  9. Originality of Concepts of Reincarnation and Immortality of Soul with Yorùbá Beliefs: Insights from Ifá and Ère-Ìbejì Paraphernalia  10. The Paradox of Religion and Governance in Contemporary Nigeria’s Political Experience  11. Social Media as a Tool for Conflict Resolution: A Review of The “Ghana Must Go” Conflict  12. Religious Impact on Character and Morality: Its Implications for Good Governance in Nigeria  13. The Practice of Yoruba Religion in the Diaspora: Some Emerging Challenges  14. The Yoruba Language as A Catalyst for The Early Development of Christianity in Yorubaland, Nigeria  15. Early Yoruba Christian Converts and the Dilemma of Cultural Identity: A Perspective  16. Translation Feat Under-Exploited: Appraising Yoruba-English Bilinguals’ Utilization of Yoruba Version of Google Search Engine  17. Negative Aspects of Bargaining as identity indicator of Africans in America